English
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mild
flora tristan
what was the author implying when she wrote the
sentence?
o the conditions of the employees are of no concem
to the employer.
o the conditions of the factory are adequate for the
employees
read the passage again, and focus on the line that
begins with "if you visit a "
unless you have visited the manufacturing towns and
seen the workers of manchester, you cannot appreciate
the physical and moral degradation of this class of the
population. most workers lack clothing, bed, furniture,
fuel wholesome food-even potatoes! they spend from
twelve to fourteen hours each day shut up in low-
ceilinged rooms where with every breath of foul air they
absorb fibers of cotton, wool or flax, or particles of
copper, lead or iron. they live suspended between an
insufficiency of food and an excess of strong drink; they
are all wizened, sickly and emaciated, their bodies thin
and frail, their limbs feeble, their complexions pale, their
eyes dead. if you visit a factory, it is easy to see that the
comfort and welfare of the workers have never entered
the builder's head.
god! can progress be bought only at the cost of men's
the conditions in the factory have never been
questioned by the employee.
the conditions in the factory are of no concern to
the employee
o